Plan for my car... comments?

[twj347]

Okay, I'm new to DSM cars and I'm getting a 2G Talon Tsi AWD right away and have already planned these mods, hoping for 300hp at the crank. It will be a daily driver, and it might be at the drag strip once in a while. And yes I've read the FAQ, Tuning Guide, etc.

For power:
K&N, 2.5" Turbo-Back exhaust, 1G BOV, TurboXS MBC, 190lph walbro, intercooler piping, T-28 turbo, gauges, etc, and an ACT 2100 clutch

I don't plan on an injector or fuel management upgrade soon. Is there a cheaper turbo that I could reach my 300hp goal with easily? I want to get as much power as the stock injectors will allow. How will I know when/if I'm approaching this limit? Monitoring A/F as I increase boost?

For handling:
Eibach rear sway, strut bars, Eibach Prokit springs(1" drop), KYB adjustable shocks, and some nice 17x8 rims(hard to find) with 235's.

This may be a stupid question(I posted in the newb forum for a reason, but in what way are the KYB's adjustable?

Any comments on this setup would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Travis

 

[90LaZeRrst]

unless you plan to run your shit lean as hell, id plan on getting yourself an AFC or some sort of air / fuel control. If you get a bigger turbo, your going to have to turn up your fuel to. And if i were you, id mod it all like this, and take it to a dyno and have them tune if for you. And again, for the 4th time today.. your planning on modding a 7 bolt. That is great and all, just spend a lil money and do a lil shopping for a 6 bolt you can have waiting to be dropped in when yours walks.

dont piss around with 2.5 exhaust. Spend a LITTLE extra and get a 3 inch o2 eliminator full exhaust. If you take it to a drag strip.. your gonna KEEP moding it and in my opinion, that 2.5 exhaust is going to hold you back. I guess that is a matter of preference tho.

 

[IMMORTALSPYDER]

2.5" is plenty for a T28. It'll help reduce creep that 3" will give you. Get a fuel tuning device like a Safc or something and a data logger.

 

[90LaZeRrst]

you can prevent creep. Bah, whatever.. its up to him. you need a air/fuel tuning device for sure tho.

 

[twj347]

Well if I get AFC I might as well get some 550's too to really take advantage of the T-28... I could probably tune for well over 300 crank hp. I just don't really want to try to tune it myself, and there aren't many good shops around here that I would trust, and certainly no DSM shops.

Or I could save some money and get a 14b and still reach my goal. I don't think I could overload the stock injectors with this turbo at 15psi, and I think I could make close to 300hp without SAFC. I know air/fuel tuning makes things safer if done correctly, but I'd be monitoring 02 and EGT for a lean condition.

As for crankwalk... it probably won't be an issue... fingers crossed

Travis

 

[Eclipsei95cl]

my buddy ran 12.9 on his tsi awd with a t28 on stock injectors.

2.5 in or 3 in for that small turbo 2.5 in is plently but 3in isnt a bad idea ethier if u decide to change turbos.

as for the 6bolt/7bolt issue... not all 7bolts crankwalk.

Its like this if u jsut chuck that 7bolt and get a 6bolt,rebuild it,and put it in ur spending a rough estimate of about a 2-3 grand. Why not just run the 7bolt until it breaks if it even does. Mod the car with what u want and run it and when if it does crankwalk then get the 6bolt and transfer the mods over, thats what i would do in my opinion.